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Ex-PM Sharif leaves Pakistan for medical treatment in London

LAHORE, Pakistan - Pakistan's ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was convicted of corruption, has left the country and is travelling to London for medical treatment. Sharif departed on a s...

Nov 18, 2019

Woman gets 15 days for throwing cup at Florida congressman

PENSACOLA, Fla. - A woman has been sentenced to 15 days in federal custody for throwing a sports drink at a Florida congressman who frequently appears on television supporting President Donald Trump. ...

Nov 18, 2019

100 protesters still holed up in Hong Kong university

HONG KONG - About 100 protesters remained holed up at a Hong Kong university Tuesday as a police siege of the campus entered its third day. City leader Carrie Lam said 600 people had left the Hong Kon...

Nov 18, 2019

House puts out testimony from official who heard Trump call

WASHINGTON - Impeachment investigators have released closed-door testimony from a U.S. official in Ukraine who overheard a call between diplomat Gordon Sondland and President Donald Trump this summer....

Nov 18, 2019

Kaepernick throws passes for 40 minutes at odd NFL workout

RIVERDALE, Ga. - Colin Kaepernick threw passes for about 40 minutes on a high school field, then signed autographs for hundreds of fans who gathered in an end zone to watch his NFL workout that was su...

Nov 18, 2019

Camel, cow, donkey found roaming together along Kansas road

GODDARD, Kan. - Authorities discovered a camel, a cow and a donkey roaming together along a Kansas road in a grouping reminiscent of a Midwestern Christmas Nativity scene. The Goddard Police Departmen...

Nov 18, 2019

Trump summons Powell to discuss rates amid WH attacks on Fed

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump summoned Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to the White House on Monday to discuss the economy and interest rates - issues on which Trump has repeatedly attack...

Nov 18, 2019

Kylie Jenner sells stake in beauty empire to CoverGirl owner

NEW YORK - Kylie Jenner is selling a stake of her beauty business to CoverGirl owner Coty, in a deal that values the reality TV star's company at about $1.2 billion. Coty said Monday that it will pay ...

Nov 18, 2019

Prince Andrew’s efforts to put scandal behind him backfire

LONDON - Prince Andrew's effort to put the Jeffrey Epstein scandal behind him may have instead done him irreparable harm. While aides are trying to put the best face on his widely criticized interview...

Nov 18, 2019

US softens position on Israel settlements in West Bank

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to announce on Monday that the U.S. is softening its position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, the latest in a series of Trump ...

Nov 18, 2019